Tag: Pakistan

Omar Sheikh must not be permitted to evade justice in Daniel Pearl’s murder: US Justice Dept
29Jan By Grace TsoiNo Comments
Asia, World

Omar Sheikh must not be permitted to evade justice in Daniel Pearl’s murder: US Justice Dept

The United States Justice Department has said that Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh, the accused in the abduction and murder of Daniel Pearl, must not be permitted to evade justice“We are deeply concerned by the Pakistani Supreme Court’s ruling affirming the acquittal of individuals convicted by a Pakistani trial court for the kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl. Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh has long been indicted in the United States and must be held accountable for his crimes,” Acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson said.“He must not be permitted to evade justice for his charged role in Daniel Pearl’s abduction and murder,” he added.Slamming the Pakistani court’s decision to acquit Omar Sheikh, State Secretary Antony Blinken said that Washington is ready to prosecute Sheikh in the United States for
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India’s Narcotics Bureau nabs heroin smugglers with Sri Lanka-Pakistan links
22Jan By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

India’s Narcotics Bureau nabs heroin smugglers with Sri Lanka-Pakistan links

Indian Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials in Chennai have caught two Sri Lankan Tamils who were the main conspirators in Rs.100 crore International drugs smuggling case.The two conspirators were living in Chennai by concealing their real identity.As per reports, the case is about a drug-laden vessel, ‘Shenaya Duwa’, that was intercepted by Indian Coast Guard in November last year, off the Tuticorin Coast in Tamil Nadu.99 packets of heroin, 20 boxes of synthetic drugs and five 9mm pistols were unearthed from an unapproachable location on-board the vessel, besides a Thuraya satellite phone set.The preliminary investigation had revealed that the drugs were transferred onto the Sri Lankan vessel ‘Shenaya Duwa’ on the high seas by a Pakistani dhow from Karachi and the contraband was meant
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Canada: Hindus organise protest urging govt to condemn killing of Kashmiri pandits in 1990
21Jan By Grace TsoiNo Comments
World

Canada: Hindus organise protest urging govt to condemn killing of Kashmiri pandits in 1990

To mark the Kashmiri Hindu genocide at the hands of Pakistan's terrorists on January 19, 1990, several members of Indo-Canadian Kashmir Forum and Hindu Forum Canada organised a LED truck advertisement campaign.The truck that crossed several cities of Greater Toronto had billboards with messages: #KashmiriHindusGenocide1990 #WeExist DESPITE #PakistaniTerror along with a message "Kashmiri Hindus Exist despite Pakistani Terror".Through the protest, the Canadian Hindus urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau-led government to lodge a motion in the Parliament against Pakistan's terrorist acts.Thirty-one years ago, the minority Hindus living in the Kashmir valley, also known as Kashmiri Pandits, had faced ethnic cleansing as they were forced out of their lands by pro-Pakistan Islamist insurgents.Acc...
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US: Biden’s pick for Pentagon chief says Pak action against LeT, JeM ‘incomplete’
20Jan By Grace TsoiNo Comments
Asia, China, World

US: Biden’s pick for Pentagon chief says Pak action against LeT, JeM ‘incomplete’

United States president-elect Joe Biden’s pick to head the Pentagon, Gen (retired) Lloyd Austin, has said that Pakistan’s actions against anti-India terror groups such as LeT and JeM are “incomplete” and that China’s “increasingly aggressive actions” across the Indo-Pacific are a key concern for the country.Speaking at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday, Austin also said that if he is confirmed for the post, he will work to continue elevating the defence partnership with India and work to “further operationalise India’s ‘Major Defense Partner’ status”.Austin, 67, would be the first African American to run the department of defence but needs to be granted a waiver by both the House of Representatives and the Senate because the National Security Act requires the secretary o
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Sindhi community in US to hold march against Pak atrocities
17Jan By Grace TsoiNo Comments
World

Sindhi community in US to hold march against Pak atrocities

Members of the Sindhi community are gearing up for a demonstration of a different kind against atrocities committed by Pakistan authorities in Sindh province.US-based Sindhi Foundation has decided to raise awareness for climate change through a “Long Walk’ or a march stretching from New York City to Washington DC, covering a distance of more than 350 miles on foot.Titled “Long Walk for Freedom, Nature and Love”, is a demonstration that will cut through five US states: Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Along the way, participants will meet with community members, other human rights groups and political leaders who wish to support the fight against climate change and human rights violations.Issues such as enforced disappearances, the plight of Sindhi women in Pakista
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Pakistan’s anti-terrorism court issues arrest warrant for JeM chief Masood Azhar
7Jan By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

Pakistan’s anti-terrorism court issues arrest warrant for JeM chief Masood Azhar

Just ahead of the global terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meeting, an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for Jaish-e-Mohmmad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar.The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Gujranwala issued the warrant during a hearing in a terror financing case instituted by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police against some members of the JeM.“ATC Gujranwala judge Natasha Naseem Supra issued an arrest warrant for Masood Azhar and directed the CTD to arrest him and present him in the court. The CTD told the judge the JeM chief was involved in terror financing and selling jihadi literature,” an official said.He said the ATC judge issued the arrest warrant for Azhar on the request of a CTD inspector.This comes ahead of
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Imran Khan govt will be finished the day Opposition lawmakers resign: Maryam Nawaz
5Jan By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia, Politics

Imran Khan govt will be finished the day Opposition lawmakers resign: Maryam Nawaz

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Vice President Maryam Nawaz said that the Imran Khan-led government will be “finished” the day the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) lawmakers tender their resignations.She was addressing a large PDM rally in Bahawalpur when she posed the question to the audience whether the opposition parties should resign in order to mount pressure on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government.“Bahawalpur has given its verdict; this government’s days are numbered. So should [we] keep sitting in these sham assemblies or resign?” she asked the crowd, who largely responded with “resign”.“Remember, this government will be finished the day PDM tenders resignations,” she added.Mocking the PTI signature slogan of ‘tabdeeli’ (change), Maryam questioned whe
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US House presents bill to terminate Pak designation as major non-NATO ally
4Jan By Grace TsoiNo Comments
World

US House presents bill to terminate Pak designation as major non-NATO ally

On the first day of the 117th Congress, Republican Congressman Andy Biggs introduced a bill in the US House of Representatives to terminate the designation of Pakistan as a Major non-NATO Ally.The bill will strip away Pakistan’s designation as a major non-NATO ally, which allows various benefits such as access to excess US defense supplies and participation in cooperative defense research and development projects.The bill also notes that the US President cannot issue a separate designation of Pakistan as a Major NATO ally, unless a presidential certification that Pakistan continues to conduct military operations that are contributing to significantly disrupting the safe haven and freedom of movement of the Haqqani Network in Pakistan.It also seeks a presidential certification that Pakistan
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Pakistan arrests Mumbai terror attack mastermind, LeT commander Lakhvi ahead of FATF meet
3Jan By Grace TsoiNo Comments
World

Pakistan arrests Mumbai terror attack mastermind, LeT commander Lakhvi ahead of FATF meet

Just before the meetings of the global watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in January and February, Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has arrested Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operations commander and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi on charges of using terror funds.“[Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi] is accused of running a dispensary using funds collected for terrorism financing. He and others also collected funds from this dispensary and used them for further terrorism financing and for personal expenses,” said the Counter Terrorism Department police spokesperson of the Pakistani province of Punjab.The spokesperson further said that Lakhvi’s offences were compounded by the fact that he is on the United Nation’s Security Council list of banned terrorists (und
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Ready to try Pak terrorist Omar Sheikh in Daniel Pearl case: US Acting Attorney General
31Dec By Grace TsoiNo Comments
Asia, World

Ready to try Pak terrorist Omar Sheikh in Daniel Pearl case: US Acting Attorney General

United States Acting Attorney General Jeffrey A Rosen said that Washington is ready to take custody of terrorist Omar Sheikh to stand trial in the American journalist Daniel Pearl’s abduction and murder case.In a statement, Rosen said the judicial rulings reversing Omar Sheikh conviction and ordering his release are an “affront to terrorism victims everywhere”.His statement comes days after the Sindh High Court directed to release terrorist Sheikh, Fahad Naseem, Sheikh Adil and Salman Saqib, the accused in the abduction and murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl.In 2002, Pearl, the 38-year-old journalist of The Wall Street Journal’s South Asia bureau, was abducted and beheaded while he was in Pakistan investigating a story of terror groups’ links to Al Qaeda.“...The separate judicial ru
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